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Write the specified character `category` enumerator to the specified output stream as a string that is identical to the enumerator name&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlb&lowbar;chartype&period;h&gt;`

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std::ostream&
operator&lt;&lt;(
    std::ostream& out,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/CharType/Category.adoc[CharType::Category] category);
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